CR52-A2 doesn't read any disks.

The other day i was erasing a disk with Nero when it stopped responding and i had to shut down the computer whilst the drive was still 'writing' (although it had been doing it for the past half an hour, so i doubt it was making much progress.)
When i restarted and tried to erase the CD again, it just said "Please insert a disk into drive d:", when there was already a disk in it. I've tried it with a load of other disks too and it doesn't recognise any of them. The green LED just stays on and there is a quiet but constant clicking coming from inside the drive (like what it does when you first insert a disk, but constantly). What's happened?!
..please
*edit 1 hour 40 mins later:*
Any time now would be great thanks....
'Specially since I won't be here tomorrow, and i need it sorted.

I had the exact same problem, I was in the middle of writing when it stopped and I had to reset now the drive doesn't read any cds. Does anyone know a solution?

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